This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SharonJohnson3011 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/386.4.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi I have contacted authorities in Ohio without success, have had someone else search records in Ohio without success, have had people search in Virginia and Connecticut wthout success. William J was running a business called Days Confectionery in 1855 in Cincinnati (Walnut Street) was in a business directory listing(his sister and husband owned the business and I believe she was sick). He later bought this business. HOWEVER, he was shown on a census in 1855 in New York staying with one of his other sisters! I hope that makes sense. Their marriage seems and is alleged to have occurred in New York sometime between 1855 and 1859 when their first child was born. I dont know where to go now. We cannot afford to keep paying genealogists in the states - they are expensive and are fast running out of options to search without having to be physically present - i.e. we cannot visit libraries, microfiche holders, Family Search has offered nothing at all - that's about it. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.